Upstairs, Downstairs — Season 3
None of that behaviour in my kitchen.
About this season
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
Episodes (13)
1. Miss Forrest
Aired 27 October 1973 • 50 min
In the spring of 1912, Lady Marjorie prepares to visit Elizabeth in New York and James takes an interest in Richard's comely and respectable new secretary, Miss Forrest.
2. A House Divided
Aired 3 November 1973 • 50 min
News of the Titanic disaster arrives at Eaton Place, and the entire household anxiously awaits word of Lady Marjorie's fate.
3. A Change of Scene
Aired 10 November 1973 • 50 min
James' weekend visit to Somerby Park, with Hudson in tow as his valet, presents an opportunity for both to appreciate their beloved Eaton Place and what they've left behind there.
4. A Family Secret
Aired 17 November 1973 • 50 min
James' affection for Hazel grows after his mother's death and he proposes marriage.
5. Rose's Pigeon
Aired 24 November 1973 • 50 min
Alfred, the former Bellamy footman, is on the run and dupes Rose and uses her kindness as a shield from the law.
6. Desirous of Change
Aired 1 December 1973 • 50 min
Hazel Bellamy assumes her role as mistress of the household with great trepidation and Richard becomes the quarry of a bounty-hunting Austrian woman and her wily and rapacious brother.
7. Word of Honour
Aired 8 December 1973 • 50 min
Richard Bellamy, who has been in considerable financial distress since the death of Lady Marjorie, finds himself at the center of a insider trading firestorm in his capacity as a member of Parliament.
8. The Bolter
Aired 15 December 1973 • 50 min
Hazel's first substantial encounter with fashionable society causes her great humiliation, marital distress and a near-fatal accident, when she and James visit Lord and Lady Newbury at Sommerby Park.
9. Goodwill to All Men
8.0Aired 22 December 1973 • 50 min
It's Christmas 1913 and two young ladies, one from upstairs and the new parlor maid, conspire to spread holiday cheer to the less fortunate.
10. What the Footman Saw
1.0Aired 29 December 1973 • 50 min
A leisurely evening out with his chums, a few beers and some downstairs gossip give Edward a bigger headache than any hangover ever could.
11. A Perfect Stranger
Aired 5 January 1974 • 50 min
While running an ordinary errand, Rose's life takes an extraordinary turn.
12. Distant Thunder
Aired 12 January 1974 • 50 min
The disparity between James' and Hazel's background is cut wide open when Hazel suffers a miscarriage.
13. The Sudden Storm
Aired 19 January 1974 • 50 min
A downstairs dalliance and a happy outing to a seaside resort divert the staff as war looms on the European continent.